Earlier this year, after a spate of women were killed in violent attacks, What Were You Wearing organised the first No More rallies. Over three days in April, 100,000 people turned up and took to our nation’s streets to demand that our politicians and change-makers take decisive action. The rallies led to a national cabinet meeting and our government acknowledging that this is a national emergency.
This year alone, 48 women have lost their lives at the hands of men. In 2023, the toll had reached 64 women by the end of the year.
As part of these rallies, organisers are pushing for two national demands:
1. Mandatory trauma-informed training for first responders across Australia.
2. Funding for grassroots organisations in the domestic, family, and sexual violence sector, including men’s behaviour change programs and women’s refuges.
We encourage Australia to join us once again in taking a stand against the epidemic of gendered violence we are currently experiencing.
The Central West rally will be held on Sunday 28th July, in Robertson Park, Orange at 2:30pm.
For further information on the event please refer to the What Were You Wearing social media pages.